Wedding budget planner

Split a total budget across the categories that actually consume it, and see what each guest costs before you sign anything.

Everything you intend to spend, including the rings.

The single largest line for almost every wedding.

Leave this alone. It is the line that stops the last month hurting.

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$312 Cost per guest The number that decides your guest list.
90% Allocated Anything under 100% is unassigned; over 100% means you are short.
Where it goes
Venue and catering $11,250
Photography and video $3,000
Attire and beauty $2,500
Flowers and decor $2,500
Music and entertainment $2,000
Contingency $1,250
Not yet assigned $2,500
Per guest
Venue and catering, per guest $141
Guests at a $120 per-head venue A rough sanity check against the quotes you are being sent. 93

These percentages are a starting point, not a rule. The two that move most between real weddings are venue and flowers, and they move in opposite directions — a venue that includes catering pushes the first up and the second down.

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